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Former GOP leader throws hat into ring for supervisor seat

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Former Augusta County Republican Party chair Kurt Michael will announce his candidacy for the Wayne District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors on Saturday.

Michael, 47, of Fishersville, is currently a teacher at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School. He and his wife, Pamela, and two children have lived in Augusta County since 2001.

Michael has undergraduate and graduate degrees from East Carolina University and a doctorate from Virginia Tech and was a commissioned officer with the U.S. Army Reserve Corps of Engineers.

The Wayne District seat is currently held by Wendell Coleman.

All seven seats on the Board of Supervisors are up for re-election in November.

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